As Martyr Art was leaving the stage, the crew was working on getting the stage set up for DJ? Acucrack, an act from Chicago that KMFDM has brought out with them on this tour. I wasn't sure how a DJ would play out in what is primarily a rock club, and as it turned out, my fears were justified. Their set started shortly before 10:00 and lasted until around 10:45, and for most of the time, the crowd just sort of stood around as Acucrack's brand of techno poured out of the speakers. That is not to say the performance was bad, but it was definitely the wrong environment for it. If this was a dance club or some other night club, it would have played much better. I have never been a big fan of techno/dance music, and this is no exception. One of the big issues I have had with it, especially in a "live" performance arena, is how live is it? I mean, sure we see these guys hunched over their laptop computers and mix boards and keyboards, but I always wonder how much is actually being done, and how much is being faked. The music was lively and never got repetitious like the techno that I am used to. A big part of the act was video played on a large screen right behind them. A randomization of images, which I can only assume is related to the music being played. That provided the action on stage, whereas most of the crowd just stood there, occasionally some dancing would break out. I started getting kind of bored with it as it entered the final fifteen minutes, and was relieved when it ended. I prefer my music to have more of a live element that involves instrument performances, or at least a lively frontman.

Now the time we were all there for has arrived, at approximately 11:22 KMFDM takes to the stage. Lights flash, the samples start, guitars kick in, drums are pounding, then coming in over that is the voice of Lucia, who is soon joined on stage by Sascha. They launch into the set with reckless abandon. I do not know what songs they were playing, nor did I really care, the crowd was in a frenzy, and the music sounded great. These leaders of the industrial front prove why they are at the top. Touring in support of their twentieth anniversary, they did not let us down. The only song that I recognized from the set was Flesh, I had hoped to hear Juke Joint Jezebel, but sadly that was not to be. For 75 minutes they commanded our attention. The 2 guitar assault was tight, harmonious riffs supporting the electronics and drum backbeats giving a layered sound which was full and roaring. Their did seem to be some technical difficulties throughout the set, more towards the end. First, it appeared that Sascha had issues with his earpiece, which he ended up taking out and throwing back towards the drum kit. Then we started hearing feedback, it's source unknown. Lucia was apparently hearing it through her earpiece as well, as she looked towards the onstage sound board and pointed towards her ears with a confused look on her face. It all came to a head during the encore, feedback kicked up again and Sascha through down the mic, kicked his equipment and stormed off stage leaving Lucia to finish the song.